Is play always blameworthy, and what is the guidance regarding the Prophet’s approval of the Abyssinians’ play?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the Abyssinians playing and amusing themselves, he did not rebuke them, and he permitted Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) to watch them. How do you reconcile this with the fact that play is always blameworthy?

Answer:
Play intended for training in jihad is permissible, and this is what the Abyssinians were doing. They were playing with spears, playing with spears, the plural of spear, which is a tool of jihad. They were training for jihad. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted taking the prize, which is the reward for horse racing, archery, and camel racing, because these are among the tools of jihad. This is training for jihad. As for Aisha, she was young, playing with the young slave girls. A child is not like an adult; a child is permitted to do something that an adult is not permitted to do. Yes.